Amnesty International releases report on Lonmin's broken promises for 4th anniversary of Marikana massacre
Amnesty International has just released a new report, South Africa: Smoke and mirrors: Lonmin’s failure to address housing conditions at Marikana. The report deals with Lonmin’s failure to address the appalling housing conditions which helped fuel the dispute...
Why won’t MRC or Graham Edwards accept a petition?
If a mining company and its biggest investor won’t so much as accept a petition challenging their business practices, what can a community and its supporters do to ensure accountability? “Even the Chinese Embassy will accept a petition,” my mate tells me...
Victory? British-backed MRC divests from South African mine
By Hal Rhoades, Gaia Foundation An Aussie mining company and its British millionaire-backer announced that they will pull out of the deadly proposed Xolobeni titanium mine, but it is unclear if they could still profit from the project through the mine’s new...